LUMBERTON, NC · 2013-06-11 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: FEX STRAW MANUFACTURING, INC.

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

At a glance

On 2013-06-11 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of FEX STRAW MANUFACTURING, INC. in 191 MAGNA BLVD., LUMBERTON, NC 28360 (NAICS 339999). OSHA activity number 316780444.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: FEX STRAW MANUFACTURING, INC.
Site address: 191 MAGNA BLVD.
City: LUMBERTON
State: NC
ZIP: 28360

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Health
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2013-06-11 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2013-06-11 00:00:00
Case closed: 2015-04-21 00:00:00
Last modified: 2016-06-10 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2016-06-30 01:10:52

Establishment context

NAICS code: 339999
SIC code (legacy): 3999
Employees: 5
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Manufacturing health.

Citations

13 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 30, 2014
Penalty: Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment free from
recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to explosion and/or fire hazards:
a)facility, main building - where the employer maintained a cyclone (type
JA 130, JKF Industri)
inside the main building to separate fine grain particles and dust from
wheat straw.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
a)One acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to relocate
the cyclone (type JA 130,
JKF Industri) from inside the main building to outside of the main
building.
Reference a)Hazards are recognized and addressed in NFPA 654 1997 Edition,
Chapter 4, section 4-1.2;
"Dust collectors shall be located outside of buildings.  Exception No. 1:
Those dust collectors
protected in accordance with 3-1.1(a), (c), (d), or (e)*.  Exception No.
2:*  Those dust
collectors located within 20 ft (6  m) of an exterior wall and equipped
with deflagration vents
vented through ducts to the outside."ion

Recent events (3)

2014-08-20 00:00:00 · P (S) $250.00
2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S) $250.00
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S) $500.00

1910.22 A01

Serious 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 27, 2013
Penalty: Initial $1,400 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S) $700.00
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1400.00

1910.23 C01

Serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 27, 2013
Penalty: Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S) $150.00
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S) $300.00

1910.178 L01 II

Serious 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Oct 21, 2013
Penalty: Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S) $150.00
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S) $300.00

1910.178 Q07

Serious 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 27, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S)

1910.219 F03

Serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 27, 2013
Penalty: Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S) $250.00
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S) $500.00

1910.307 C

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 30, 2014
Penalty: Initial $1,400 · Current $700 Reduced

Recent events (3)

2014-08-20 00:00:00 · P (S) $700.00
2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S) $700.00
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S) $1400.00

1910.305 G02 III

Serious 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Sep 27, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S)

1910.305 G01 IVD

Serious 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Nov 12, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (S)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (S)

1910.134 C01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Nov 12, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (O)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.134 C02 I

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Nov 12, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (O)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.134 E01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Nov 12, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (O)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (O)

1910.134 F01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed

Issued: Sep 24, 2013
Abate by: Nov 12, 2013

Recent events (2)

2013-10-18 00:00:00 · I (O)
2013-09-24 00:00:00 · Z (O)

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 316780444.

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